RI Health Dept. recalls pomegranate kernels

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health Thursday warned residents not to eat Woodstock Frozen Organic Pomegranate Kernels because the product may be contaminated with hepatitis A.

By Thomas J. Morgan

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health Thursday warned residents not to eat Woodstock Frozen Organic Pomegranate Kernels because the product may be contaminated with hepatitis A.

The product, by Scenic Fruit Co. of Gresham, Ore., was shipped from February through May to several states, including Rhode Island, the department said in a news release. It was sold in Rhode Island at Eastside Marketplace in Providence and The Green Grocer in Portsmouth.

The company is voluntarily recalling 5,091 cases, the department said, and consumers should dispose of the product immediately.

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